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Gourlay Steell RSA: A Scottish Visionary of Victorian Animal Art Gourlay Steell RSA (22 March 1819 – 31 January 1894) was a Scottish engraver and sculptor who achieved renown as one of the foremost animal painters of his era, particularly during the Victorian period. Born in Edinburgh’s Calton Hill to John Steell, a woodcarver, and Margaret Gourlay of Dundee, he possessed an artistic lineage steeped in craftsmanship and tradition—a her
itage that profoundly shaped his distinctive style and enduring legacy. His brother, John Steell, was also a sculptor of considerable acclaim, fostering a familial dedication to figurative art that would define Gourlay’s career trajectory. Early Influences & Training: Steell’s artistic journey commenced at a remarkably young age—just thirteen—when he debuted his sculptural model of a greyhound at the Royal Scottish Academy. He hone…